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The deerstalker cap and cape-backed coat...the calabash pipe...the grace of gaslit Victorian London...the fog on Baker Street. Such a combination of images can add up to only one conclusion, my dear Watson: the great Sherlock Holmes! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of those fictional characters that escapes the confines of the printed page and becomes "real" to millions of fans. Included on this recording are: "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-Headed League," "A Case of Identity," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," "The Five Orange Pips," "The Man with the Twisted Lip," "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Speckled Band," "The Engineer's Thumb," "The Noble Bachelor," "The Beryl Coronet" and "The Copper Beeches."

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most beloved fictional detectives that has graced English literature, and we have Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to thank for making the introduction. Doyle began enchanting readers with Sherlock Holmes' deductive skills and crime fighting abilities in the late 1800s and early 1900s and the famous detective has remained popular to this day. This edition is a reprint of one of the earliest collection of short stories that Doyle wrote, published in 1892. No 'liberties' have been taken with the original text. Enjoy these short stories about the amazing Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, just as Doyle wrote them.

'It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.' Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London's foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion, and his faithful colleague Dr Watson solve twelve breathtaking and perplexing mysteries. In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the first collection of the great consulting detective's cases, we encounter some of his most famous and devilishly difficult problems, including A Scandal in Bohemia, The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, The Blue Carbuncle, The Five Orange Pips and The Man with the Twisted Lip.

A colonel receives five seeds in the mail-and dies within weeks. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. An old hat and a Christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. A son is accused of his father's murder. These mysteries-and many more-are brought to the house on Baker Street where detective Sherlock Holmes resides. No case is too tricky for the world's most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction. This gripping collection includes many of the famous cases-and great strokes of brilliance-that make the legendary detective one of fiction's most popular creations. Included in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes are "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-Headed League," "A Case of Identity," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," "The Five Orange Pips," "The Man with the Twisted Lip," "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches."

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was featured in the Strand magazine as a series of short stories called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Once published, readers could never get enough of Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend, Dr. Watson. A Scandal in Bohemia is the story of the Bohemian king and his attempt to regain evidence of his debauchery with an opera singer a secret from his fiancées family. It is not merely a case of saving face, however. It could jeopardize his right to the throne. Now Holmes must find the damning evidence and find the opera singer who had a liaison with the king, who has disappeared. In A Case of Identity, Miss Mary Sullivan comes to Holmes with her tragic tale of love and abandonment. Her fiancé, Mr. Hosmer Angel, mysteriously disappears after standing her up on their wedding day. She comes to Sherlock in the hopes he will find Angel for her. These two stories and ten more make up the volume. Stories like Five Orange Pips and The Man with the Twisted Lips have all the essential elements of a classic thriller. Sir Arthur Cannon Doyle’s legacy and work permits me to make the claim that Doyle was by far the most refined of the classic mystery/thriller genre of the turn of the century. Lovingly recreated as an mp3 audio this CD contains the timeless story of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Now you can enjoy it again and again Ideal for children, teachers, students, the whole family and even the young at heart. - MP3 compatible player (or a computer) required to play this CD Version: Unabridged Language: English Reader: Various Format: MP3 CD Tracks / Chapters: 12 Chapters Total running time: 10:17:59

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team, the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson, as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. The collection includes one of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia," in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration. Additional mysteries include "The Red-Headed League," "A Case of Identity," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," "The Five Orange Pips," "The Man with the Twisted Lip," "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches."